Secret Life Of Walter Mitty Essays (Examples)

Portrayal Of Women In Society By Steinbeck And Thurber

Women in Society
John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” and James Thurber’s “The secret life of walter Mitty” tell two very different stories about two very different people—but both share one thing in common, which is each conveys a sense of … the portrayal of women in society by Steinbeck and Thurber and show how an aching disconnect exists between women and their men.
In “Walter Mitty,” Mrs. Mitty is depicted as somewhat of a boring old nag, constantly chiding her husband for his seeming aloofness. She accuses Walter of having “one of his days” in the beginning of the story as he races their car through traffic, imagining that he is … and she riding (and that she does not like to go fast in the car) indicates that the world of Mr. and Mrs. Mitty is a bit different from the world of Elisa in Steinbeck’s short story. Elisa’s story……